Carlos Lamarca

Carlos Lamarca (23 October 1937-17 September 1971) was a Brazilian revolutionary who led the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard (VPR) in guerrilla warfare against the military rulers of the country.

Biography
Carlos Lamarca was born on 23 October 1937 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and he served in the Brazilian Army until 1969. That year, he defected and formed the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard (VPR), a communist guerrilla organization that fought against the military rulers of Brazil. He became an icon of the revolutionary left of Brazil, and he was declared to be the top "enemy of the state" that Brazil had to fight. He was killed by the Army in Bahia on 17 September 1971 after they tracked him down.